Do you wash rice?
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Anonymous
| If so, do you wash pasta also? |
Anonymous
| No, neither |
Anonymous
| Yes but more to rinse excess starch than to clean of dirt or debris. Have never washed pasta. |
Anonymous
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I toss rice in a mesh strainer and rinse it in water - like, I swish it around with one hand while holding the strainer with the other hand. Maybe ten seconds, max.
No, to pasta. |
Anonymous
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Yes, always. I wash rice 3 or 4 times.
I have never heard of washing pasta. |
Anonymous
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OP Nigel Ng says, wash your rice!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53me-ICi_f8 https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/uncle-roger-rice-food-appropriation-intl-hnk/index.html |
Anonymous
| If you wash rice, why do you not wash pasta? |
Anonymous
| Rice is supposed to be washed. Ask any Asian. |
Anonymous
Seriously?? Don’t you think pasta gets “washed” when it’s cooked in boiling water? The starchy water is drained & discarded. With rice, the water is absorbed into the rice grain. |
Anonymous
| Yes, of course I wash rice. And never pasta. I don’t understand the comparison. |
Anonymous
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Yes always wash rice. I don’t know any Asians who don’t.
-Asian |
Anonymous
| Yes, because someone on the food network told me to years ago. |
Anonymous
| Depends on rice - should never wash Arborio or Bomba rice or ruins texture and they are hand-sorted, cleaned, and dried. Wash or soak other varieties. |
Anonymous
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Yes, washing rice three times before cooking removes arsenic.
Boiling rice in lots of water (like pasta) and draining the liquid out reduces arsenic even more, and it reduces a significant amount of starch. Making it more suitable for giving to babies and people who want to lower their carbs. |
Anonymous
Same. Rice is a grain and needs to be washed for most uses. |